Ingredients

• 1 cup - oats
• 3/4 cup - water
• 2 tbsp - onion
• 2 tbsp - grated carrot
• 2 tbsp - frozen baby peas
• 1 tbsp - capsicum
• 4 - green chillies
• 2 tbsp - grated coconut
• Turmeric powder
• Salt as per taste
• 1 tbsp - coriander leaves
• To temper:
• 1 tsp - mustard seeds
• 1/2 tsp - urad dal
• Asafoetida, a generous pinch
• 3 tsp - oil
• Curry leaves - a sprig

How to Make Oats vegetable kozhukattai

• Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, urad dal, fry till golden brown.
• Add curry leaves, onion, green chillies and saute with a pinch of salt for a minute.
• Add grated carrot, peas, capsicum, turmeric powder, water and enough salt and bring it to a boil.
• Simmer the flame and add oats to it and mix well.
• Sprinkle a little water if needed.
• After a minute or two the oats become sticky in consistency.
• Put off the flame, add, grated coconut and coriander to it, mix well and allow it to cool.
• Grease hands with a little oil, and make equal sized balls out of the mixture.
• Press the balls so that it becomes little flat and oblong in shape.
• Steam cook for 4 to 5 minutes.
• Recipe courtesy: Pachanti